Funny / The Banana Splits Movie

Some of the moments of the movie reach Black Comedy territory.

• During the intro for the TV show, Drooper accidentally runs his car into a police car and proceeds to run away from what's essentially a hit and run.
• Rebecca's "No. Just… No" Reaction to the dance routine Jonathan has Parker do for her.
  Rebecca: That is disturbing.
  • Plus, the movie has been building Parker's act for quite a while, with Jonathan never letting her talk until it's time for the audition. That it ends up just being a tepid cover of "My Humps" which gets cut off almost immediately is hilariously anticlimactic.
• As morbid as this sounds, some of the death scenes are just so over-the-top that it's damn near impossible not to crack a smile.
  • Stevie gets a cartoonishly oversized lollipop crammed down his throat in a way that would probably never be able to happen in real life; later on, the Splits immolate Stevie's body before dropping a one-liner worthy of Freddy Krueger.
    Fleegle: Silly Stevie, smoking's bad for ya health!
  • How is the show's producer killed? With the same giant hammer she demanded earlier, of course. Her flat reaction as she realizes what is happening just sells it.
  • In a scene that seems like it would be right at home in a cartoon, the Splits have Andy nailed by his hands and feet to a giant wheel that they spin to decide how to finish him off. Andy trying desperately to wield his corporate authority to the killer animatronics as if he's actually expecting that to work is the icing on the cake.
  • As Harley cradles a dying Snorky, the latter lets out a single honk.
• At the end of the film when Snorky and Bingo are fighting, despite the robotic sound effects, it's abundantly clear it's just two guys in mascot costumes. It looks ridiculous with how unwieldy it is.
• At the end of the movie, after a long absence since Snorky mowed him down, Mitch approaches Beth with an Anguished Declaration of Love as he tries to apologize for what he did (i.e. cheating on her, being a dick to the kids, and blaming her for the affair.) At first, it looks like Beth will forgive him. A heartwarming reconciliation between the married couple? Nope! Instead Beth decks the asshole and demands a divorce.
  • Then, immediately afterward, we see Mitch chasing after the ambulances, demanding treatment for his injuries... then he gets run over again, with the same car as before, no less. Karma's a bitch, ain't it?
• The end credits jolt into sudden Mood Whiplash, with a cover of the classic theme song by movie composer Patrick Stumph. As the song starts to die down, Patrick can be heard saying "We killed so many people...".
• The Sequel Hook with Poppy having completely lost her mind and thinking she’s a Banana Split herself after putting on the new animatronic, singing the theme song as she drives off with the rest of the group and apparently plans to repair them.

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